COD effluents from wool scouring plants

Mandatory

Required: must be met for the credential.

Klar Cite summary

Wool scouring plants must keep COD effluent within 45 g/kg for fine wool and 25 g/kg for coarse wool as a 6-month average, unless sent to municipal works. Evidence the scheme asks for: test report from the wool scouring plant; EU Ecolabel certificate may be used as documentation. An independent assessor checks it. This concerns ecosystems and nature.

Nordic Swan·clause O7·p.12

Ecosystem Health

Exemption
Wastewater that is sent to municipal or other regional treatment works is exempted.

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Details

What the product must meet

The document’s own listing

<type>: <limit> fine wool: 45 g/kg coarse wool: 25 g/kg

The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.

Exemptions
Wastewater that is sent to municipal or other regional treatment works is exempted.

How it is proven

Evidence required
+ Test report from the wool scouring plant showing that the requirement is fulfilled. Alternatively, a valid GOTS, Nordic Swan Ecolabel or EU Ecolabel certificate may be used as documentation.
Who checks it
Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

Klar Cite’s reading

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

Type of requirement
Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
Standing
Required — must be met for the credential
Topic
Ecosystem Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)

Cite this clause

Nordic Swan · Textile Floor Coverings And Carpets (113) · version Group 113 v2.0 · clause O7 · page 12 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/aadf405eb2a5d028

Source document

Record details

Page 12, 4.2 Material requirements. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.

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